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Jessie is an American comedy television series created by Pamela Eells O'Connell that aired on Disney Channel from September 30, 2011 to October 16, 2015. The series stars Debby Ryan, Peyton List, Cameron Boyce, Karan Brar, Skai Jackson, and Kevin Chamberlin.

Plot
The series follows Jessie Prescott, a young woman from a small town with big dreams who, rebelling against her strict father, decides to leave the military base in Fort Hood, Texas, where she grew up and moves to New York City. She accepts a job as a nanny and moves into a multi-million-dollar penthouse on the Upper West Side with the wealthy Ross family which includes jet-setting parents Morgan and Christina and their four children. With a whole new world of experiences open to her, Jessie embarks on new adventures in the big city as she grows to rely on the love and support of the children in her care. Assisting her are Bertram, the family's lazy and sarcastic butler, and Tony, the building's 20-year-old doorman.

Cast

 * Debby Ryan as Jessie Prescott
 * Peyton List as Emma Ross
 * Cameron Boyce as Luke Ross
 * Karan Brar as Ravi Ross
 * Skai Jackson as Zuri Ross
 * Kevin Chamberlin as Bertram

Production
On June 9, 2011, Disney Channel announced that the comedy series, created by Pamela Eells O'Connell, was in production. Debby Ryan from The Suite Life on Deck stars in the series, as well as Kevin Chamberlin as Bertram, Peyton List as Emma, Karan Brar as Ravi, Cameron Boyce as Luke, and Skai Jackson as Zuri. Pamela Eells O'Connell serves as executive producer, while It's a Laugh Productions serves as production company. On August 10, 2011, it was announced that the series would premiere on September 30, 2011. On March 12, 2012, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season. On November 9, 2012, it was announced that the series was given an additional six episodes, bringing its second season to 28 episodes. On March 28, 2013, it was announced that the series was renewed for a third season. It was also announced that Molly Shannon, Kate Flannery, and James Patrick Stuart would make guest star appearances in the second season finale. On June 7, 2013, it was announced that Adam Sandler would make a guest star appearance in the series. On May 20, 2014, it was announced that the series was renewed for a fourth season.

Controversy
Disney Channel did not broadcast "Quitting Cold Koala" on its originally scheduled date of May 17, 2013, and instead showed a rerun of "Kids Don't Wanna Be Shunned". However, the episode did appear on the Disney Channel website, WATCH Disney Channel, and on Disney Channel on Demand. Disney Channel made the following announcement: "We are removing this particular episode from our regular programming schedule and will re-evaluate its references to gluten restrictions in the character's diet". The edited version of "Quitting Cold Koala" aired on July 5, 2013, as part of a two-episode spectacular, with all gluten jokes having been removed in the revised version.

Crossovers
On December 7, 2012, the series crossed over with Austin & Ally as a double-length combined special episode under the title of "Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year". The episode title for Austin & Ally is known as "Big Dreams & Big Apples", while the episode title for Jessie is known as "Nanny in Miami". On November 29, 2013, the series crossed over with Good Luck Charlie as a double-length special episode under the title of "Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas". The crossover was announced on October 28, 2013. On October 10, 2014, the series crossed over with Disney XD's Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors for a Halloween episode titled "Halloween Night at the Museum". On November 28, 2014, the series crossed over with Liv and Maddie as a double-length special episode under the title of "Jessie's Aloha-Holidays with Parker and Joey". This crossover did not feature all of the Liv and Maddie characters, but rather only featured Joey and Parker Rooney.

Broadcast
The series airs worldwide on Disney Channel. The series premiered in Canada on September 30, 2011, in Australia and New Zealand on November 25, 2011, and in Singapore on December 17, 2011. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the series previewed on January 29, 2012, and premiered on February 17, 2012. In South Africa, the series premiered on April 1, 2012. In Canada, the series premiered on Disney Channel on September 1, 2015.

Digital
The pilot episode of Jessie was released as a free download via the iTunes Store one week prior to its Disney Channel premiere. Making its official debut on Disney Channel on September 30, 2011, the series became the network's most-watched premiere on a Friday since September 2008, when The Suite Life on Deck debuted. The premiere of Jessie ranked as the number-one telecast at 9:00 PM with a total of 4.6 million viewers, scoring 2.3 million viewers among kids 6–11 and 1.8 million viewers among tweens and teens 9–14, with an average of 0.89 million viewers among adults 18–49.

Spinoff
On February 25, 2015, Disney Channel ordered the first season of a spinoff titled Bunk'd, which would star Peyton List, Karan Brar, and Skai Jackson in their respective roles as well as Miranda May, Nina Lu, and Kevin Quinn.

Indian adaptation
An Indian adaptation of the series, titled Oye Jassie, premiered on Disney Channel on October 13, 2013. Like most adaptations, the episodes and characters are similar to the original.